Latest Tyrese Maxey News
76ers waste another season of Embiid's prime. Will they ever make a run at an NBA championship?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid gingerly plopped into his seat set to explain yet another season-ending playoff loss, a familiar scene year-after-year for Philadelphia’s oft-injured All-Star center. Embiid, though, wasn’t alone. He usually dissects defeats by himself on the news conference...
Knicks advance to the Eastern Conference semis, topping 76ers 118-115 in Game 6
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a frenzied Philly crowd clamoring for defense, Josh Hart hesitated for just a second after Jalen Brunson passed him the ball from the left wing before Hart realized the 76ers weren't playing any D on him. Left alone at the top of the arc, Hart let it fly. ...
The Pacers and Knicks are hoping to make most of their second chances with closeout wins
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks understand the stakes. Second chances are rare in the NBA playoffs, and if these two franchises intend to change their recent postseason histories, neither can afford to blow another opportunity in an Eastern Conference...
Tyrese Maxey saves Sixers from elimination with huge finish in OT win that cuts Knicks' lead to 3-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey made his Madison Square Garden memory, engineering a season-saving comeback with a rapid-fire flurry that evoked memories of Reggie Miller. Not that he was thinking about his own legacy as those 3-pointers fell through the net. “Going...
Joel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is suffering from Bell's palsy and played Game 3 with a bulky knee brace to sturdy the 7-footer after dealing with injuries all season. The lingering effects of the time off from his most recent knee surgery s ucked him into a depression — and that...
Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey edges Chicago's Coby White, wins NBA's Most Improved Player award
Tyrese Maxey was sixth in the Most Improved Player voting two years ago, a tribute to the jump he made between his first and second seasons in the NBA. Voters thought the jump he made from his third year to his fourth was even more impressive. Philadelphia's All-Star...
NBA says Tyrese Maxey was fouled -- twice -- before turnover that led to Knicks' go-ahead shot
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey was fouled twice before his turnover that led to the go-ahead 3-pointer by Donte DiVincenzo in the New York Knicks' victory over the 76ers in Game 2, the NBA determined Tuesday. In its Last 2 Minutes report, the league also said 76ers...
76ers plan to file grievance about officiating during first two games of series against Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance related to the officiating during their series against the New York Knicks, a team spokesman said early Tuesday. The 76ers lost both games in New York, with the Knicks rallying in the final 30 seconds for a 104-101...
Ailing Maxey nearly rallies 76ers before late turnover helps doom them in Game 2 loss to Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey's body was hurting and he was battling the chills on his off night in New York. He was dealing with a different kind of pain Monday. Maxey nearly rallied the Philadelphia 76ers to a victory with a sensational fourth quarter, only to...
Donte DiVincenzo caps desperate rally with 3-pointer, Knicks beat 76ers 104-101 to take 2-0 lead
NEW YORK (AP) — An eight-point lead was gone. The Knicks' edge in the series and home-court advantage seemed about to follow. Madison Square Garden had fallen nearly silent. “I mean, it wasn’t a good feeling,” Donte DiVincenzo said. Moments later, it was...
